League Play-Off

Stade Ecqueville
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Steve Care kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Octave Tran cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Julien Crépin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 8th play minute Octave Tran came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Julien Crépin. 2-0. 13 minutes into the match, Ecqueville's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Quinet came free, but Faouzi Loirat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Romeo Quinet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Octave Tran managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecqueville's supporters rose to their feet, but Octave Tran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julien Crépin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Julien Crépin managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when Ecqueville's Octave Tran fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Octave Tran got free with Julien Crépin in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Steve Care sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Octave Tran kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 27thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Floirac's keeper Julien Crépin was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Octave Tran's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Julien Crépin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 36 minutes into the match, Floirac's goalkeeper Julien Crépin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Octave Tran. In the 36th match minute, Floirac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moïse Raimond to maneuver through the defense. If Jim Guiton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Faouzi Loirat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Quinet in the 43rd minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Romeo Quinet made the kick off in the second half. Octave Tran scored 3-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julien Crépin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Faouzi Loirat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Quinet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hercule Braye made a great header on Floirac's corner, it was just that Ecqueville's Faouzi Loirat managed to reach the ball for a save. 62 minutes into the match, Floirac's goal looked a bit too open when Steve Care came free, but Julien Crépin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ecqueville's zone, Romeo Quinet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Faouzi Loirat came out of the goal and Romeo Quinet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jim Guiton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Loirat having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Ecqueville's goalkeeper Faouzi Loirat had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jim Guiton. When Octave Tran came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Ecqueville fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Octave Tran couldn't finish the play. 78 minutes into the match, Octave Tran notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Floirac's Julien Crépin. Julien Crépin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ecqueville's Faouzi Loirat proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecqueville from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Jim Guiton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Floirac's supporters rose to their feet, but Jim Guiton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Faouzi Loirat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute of the match Simon Boulais shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julien Crépin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.